Liverpool ready to hijack Arsenal’s £20m deal for Leicester City’s 24-goal superstar

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Date: 4th June 2016 at 5:00pm
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Liverpool are reportedly ready to try and hijack Arsenal’s potential £20m deal for England international striker Jamie Vardy this summer, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Premier League side, who reached the 2016 UEFA Europa League final, but could only finish eighth in the English top-flight standings this term, are ready to battle the Gunners for Leicester City’s star striker.

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

The 29-year-old, who has eight international caps for the Three Lions and is included in England’s 23-man squad for EURO 2016 later this month, scored a sensational 24 goals and provided eight assists in 38 appearances in all competitions for the Foxes last season.

Vardy, who has a £20m release clause in his current Leicester contract, is wanted by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger to help fire his side to their first league title since 2004.

However the report suggests that Jurgen Klopp’s Reds cannot trigger the Three Lions’ star’s release clause as they have not qualified for the Champions League later this year, although they are hoping their offer of £140,000-a-week wages will help their cause instead.

 
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6 responses to “Liverpool ready to hijack Arsenal’s £20m deal for Leicester City’s 24-goal superstar”

  1. Me says:
    4th June 2016 at 5:05 pm

    Every players dream is to play for a mid table premiership club..

  2. Michael hicks says:
    4th June 2016 at 5:15 pm

    Rather buy higauin

  3. jordangooner says:
    4th June 2016 at 5:22 pm

    So basically Liverpool are unable to submit an offer as they did not qualify for the Champions league!!

  4. SIMON says:
    4th June 2016 at 5:22 pm

    Liverpool should go and still down VARDY is for ASRENAL

  5. peter says:
    4th June 2016 at 5:41 pm

    another player who will NOT come to Liverpol because he will want CL football and who would blame him?Liverpool got good idea of buying young players but having so many of them will shoot them in the foot .LOOK WHEN lIVERPOOL was managed by houlier he brought young players but had Gary mc allistor as the anchor to tell the younger players what to do and it worked

  6. Chris says:
    4th June 2016 at 5:43 pm

    Brake clause applies only to teams in Champions league !! NOT LFC or MUFC